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Student-giving campaign raised more than $50,000 for local non-profits
0A Skyline High School senior broke her school’s record for the largest fundraiser by an individual student after raising $6,500 for the Pennies from the Heart campaign. Common Cents – Pennies from the Heart is a yearly, districtwide effort where students from all grade levels raise funds for charities of their own choosing. Skyline requires that the students running for a homecoming court position participate in the school’s yearly fundraiser competition. When one of her friends got lupus, Princess Fulcher raised funds for a physical health advocacy non-profit. “It’s not only about winning homecoming queen, but it’s also about other…
State of the District highlights transformational work underway in Dallas ISD
0When Kathlyn Gilliam Collegiate Academy senior Quayvius Griswold got his first scholarship from Howard Payne University, he barely contained his excitement. Then came the offer from Abilene Christian University, Southern Methodist University and several other universities, with the offers eventually exceeding $1.1 million. As Griswold shared his story with nearly 900 attendees at the Dallas ISD State of the District on Feb. 21, he credited his teachers and schools for setting him on a transformative path. “I stand here as a scholar with the transformative intellectual property of my mind as I consider a few opportunities before me in the…
Record number of new Dallas ISD choice programs and schools launching next school year
0Dallas ISD will launch a record number of choice programs and schools in the 2020–2021 school year, significantly increasing the education choices in families’ backyards. Representatives from the Dallas ISD Office of Transformation and Innovation surprised schools with the great news on Friday, Feb. 21. OTI identified and selected the schools as part of the Public School Choice 6.o process, where educators create high-quality, best-fit options for Dallas ISD students to realize their full academic potential. The selected schools fall into one of these categories: Transformation; new start-up, open-enrollment schools that offer specialized academic programming without entry requirements. Innovation; existing…
Mentorship program helps Adamson and Sunset students go to college
0As for many prospective first-generation college students, Zamantha Romero and her parents were unfamiliar with the steps on the road to higher education. Romero is a junior at W. H. Adamson High School and plans to attend college after graduating. Seeking guidance, she applied to become a mentee of the Leadership Forward Mentoring Program, a non-profit that recruits professionals to volunteer as mentors for Adamson and Sunset High School students. Leadership Forward has worked with more than 115 students since the program started in 2014. Out of the 22 high school graduates who participated last year, 21 enrolled in college…